2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS headlamp

Ad
justin gheadlam prange #
Turn headlamp rang ea djus ter 1 tothe
re qu ired position. #
Ifth ev ehicle is unladen, select position 005A.
The illumination of ther oad should be 131ft
(40 m) to328 ft(100 m) and lo wbeam mus tnot
blind oncoming traf fic.
Yo uc an use theh eadlam prang eadjus terto
adjus tthe light cone of theh eadlamps to your
ve hicle's load condition. The light cone will
ch ang east he seats ar eoccupied or thec argo
compartmen tisloaded or unloaded. This can
cause visibility conditions todeteriorat eand you
could blind oncoming traf fic. Operating the combinatio
nlight switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headla mpflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Use thec ombination switc htoactivatethe
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Switc hont he lowbeam (/ page77). #
Push thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
% The high beams witchestothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombination switch
bac ktoi tsstartin gposition.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup.
Headlam pflashing #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3.
Tu rn signal lights #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. Switching
theh azar dwarnin glight sy stem
on/off &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
cealed lighting sy stems
If yo uo pen ther ear-end door sby90°,the
re ar lighting ins tallation swill be concealed.
Other road user swillthen no tbea bletosee
th ev ehicle, or will see it only wit hdifficulty.
The refore ,int hese or similar situations, safe‐
guar dthe vehicle in accordance wit hnational
re gulations, e.g. wit hawarning triangle. 78
Light and vision

When
replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing thel ight bulb, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
R Do no tuse an ylight bulb that has been drop‐
ped or has scratches on its glass tube .Other‐
wise, thel ight bulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass tube will reduce the
service lif eofthe light bulb. Do no ttouc hthe
gl ass tube wit hyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass tube wit halcohol or spirits
while it is col dstate and wipe it down wit ha
lint-f reec loth.
R Protect light bulbs from humidity and do not
bring them int ocontact wit hliquids.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in enclosed la mpsthat ha ve
been designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
Ha ve thef ollowing light bulbs changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop only:
R Bulbs in thel icense plat elamp
R Front fogl amp
R Side mar kerlamps
Bulb sand lamps ar emajor elements in vehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ular ly.
If th en ew light bulb also does no tlight up, con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes 1
Side additional tur nsignal lamp: WY 5W
2 Turn signal light :PY21W
3 Lowb eam: H7 55 W
4 Front fogl amp: H1 155W
5 High beam/s tanding/parking la mps/
daytime running la mps: H1 555W /15W
6 Side mar kerligh t:LED
Re placing light sou rces in theh eadlamp
Re quirements:
R The lightin gsystemiss witched off.
R The appropriat efront wheel is turned
in wa rds.
R Lowb eam: your equir eaH755Wl ight bulb.
R Turn signal light: your equir eaPY21Wl ight
bulb.
R High beam/standing/parking lamps/
daytim
erunnin glamps: your equir ea
H1 555W /15Wl ight bulb.
Installing/removing thec ove rint he front
whee larch Light and vision
81

Obser
vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Activat eESP®
(/ page 111 ).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe
wheels and tires or ma ybeflung out from the
ve hicle when continuing thej ourne y.
R Chec kthe underbody fort rapped branches or
ot her parts of plants and remo vethem.
R Clean theb rake discs, brakepads and axle
joints, particularly af tero peration in sand,
mud, grit and gr avel,wate rors imilarly dirty
conditions.
R Chec kthe entir efloor assembly ,the tires,
wheels, bodywor kstructure, brakes, steering,
suspension and exhaus tsystemf or an ydam‐
age.
R Chec kthe service brak efor operating saf ety,
e.g. car ryout abrake test.
R Ifyo un otices tron gv ibra tions af terd riving
off-road, checkt he wheels and driv etra in for
fo re ign object sagain. Remo veanyforeign
object swhichc an lead toimbalances and
th us caus evibrations .Intheeve nt of damage
to thew heels and thed rive train, visit aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop immediately.
Note sond riving in mountainous areas
When driving in mountainous areas, no tethat
engine output, and therefor estart-o ff gradeabil‐
ity ,w ill dec rease wit hincreasin geleva tion.
Obser vethen otes on braking on downhill gradi‐
ents (/ page100).
The maximu mpermissible trailer loads ar evalid
fo rj ourne ysat ele vations up to1,10 0y ds
(1,000 m) abo vesea le velw ithg radient supto
12 %( / pag e233). Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nsupervised in thev ehi‐
cle, they could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep thev ehicle SmartK eyout of reach
of children. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle is at astand‐
st ill, alw aysd epress theb rake pedal
fi rm lyand do no taccelerat eatthe
same time. *
NO
TETransmission damag eduetoshift‐
ing at high engine speed or when the
ve hicle is rolling Yo
uc an damag ethe automatic transmission
if yo us hiftfrom 005Bto005E ,from 005Eto005B or
directl yto005Dwhen thee ngine speed is too
high or thev ehicle is rolling. 104
Driving and pa rking

The
releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr oved bythem anufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page207).
If yo ur equir eexplanations rega rding thei nforma‐
tion in theO perator's Manual, contact a
Mercedes-Benz Commercial VanC enter.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum permissible speed of
50 mph(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), even
in countries in whic hhigher speeds ar epermit ted
fo rv ehicle/trailer combinations.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation ,including that of thet railer
electrics, is available from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer hit ches.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rhitch es or any
ot her de tach able trailer hit ches totheb umpers.
Re duce ther isk of damag etothe ball nec k.Ifyou
do no tneed theb all nec k, removeit from theb all
nec km ount.
% During trailer operation,
remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Re
quirements:
R The ball nec kmustbee ngaged in asecurely
loc kedp osition.
Tr ailer swith7 -pin plugs can be connec tedtot he
ve hicle using thef ollowing adap ters:
R Adapterp lug
R Adapterc able
Coupling atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothes tarter batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe star ter
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Toinstall an ada pter: open thec ove roft he
soc ket. #
Inse rtthep lug wit htab 1 intot he soc ket's
groo ve3 . #
Turn bayone tc oupling 2tother ight as far
as it will go. #
Letthe co vere ngage. 13 2
Driving and pa rking

R
Ifav ailable, use aload pr otection ne tto
secur ethe load (/ page172).
R Usetie-down eyes and fastening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad.
When using load securing aids and tie-downs, fol‐
lo wt he manufacturer's operating instructions
and thei nstruction sfor disposal.
Load securing aids and tie-d owns ar eready for
disposal, unusable and mus tbereplaced in the
fo llowing cases:
R Ther eism issingori llegible identification
R Ther eisc ordb reakag eord amagetoload-
bearing seams or other traces of cracking
R Ther earecuts, holes, deformations, crushed
areas or other damage
R Ther eisd amag etoc lamp ing elements or fas‐
te ners
If th et runk floor or loading area ar edamaged in
th ee vent of an accident, ha vethet ie-down eyes
and thet ie downs checkedatas pecialis twork‐
shop.
Even if youa dher etoa llth el oading guidelines,
an increased load increases ther isk of injur yin
th ee vent of an accident.
Befor eloa ding
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle and the
load due toanti-slip mat swhicha reno
lon gers uita ble If
yo uu se anti-slip mat sthat displa ythe fol‐
lowing characteristics, they mus tber eplaced:
R Perm anen tdeformation and crushed
areas
R Traces of cracking
R Cuts or holes Please obse
rvet he following befor eloading the
ve hicle:
R Clean thec argo compartmen tfloor ,ifn eces‐
sar y.
The cargo compartmentf loor mustbefree
from oil and dust, dr yand swep tclean topre‐
ve nt thel oad from slipping.
R Laya nti-slip mats on thec argo compartment
fl oor.
R Chec kand, when necessar y,adjus tthe tire
pressur e(/pag e206). When loading
Obser
vethef ollowing when loadingt hevehicle:
R Nevere xceed theg ross axle weight rating or
th ev ehicle's permissible gross mass.
The vehicle's curb weight is inc reased if
accesso ries or optional equipment ar einstal‐
led. This reduces them aximum pa yload.
R Obser vethen otes on load distribution
(/ page167).
R Obse rvet he no tesonl oad securing
(/ page168) and thel egal requ irements of
th ec ount ryin whic hyou ar ecurrentl yd riving.
R Obser vethes afet yi nformation on thec arrier
sy stems (/ page173).
Af terl oa ding
Obser vethef ollowing af terl oading thev ehicle:
R Chec kthat thel uggag eand/or load is secure
befor eevery jou rney and at regular inter vals
on long trips.
R Close all door sand thet ailgate.
R Adjus tthe rang eoft he headlamps according
to thev ehicle load (/ page78).
R Adjus tthe tir epressur eaccording tothev ehi‐
cle load (/ page206).
R Adapty our driving stylea ccording tothev ehi‐
cle load. Load distribution
* NO
TEDama getothef loor co vering due
to une venl oading Excessiv
epoint loading on thec argo com‐
partmen tfloor or on thel oad area can nega‐
tivel yaffect thed riving characteristic sand
could damag ethe floor co vering. #
Distribut ethe load evenly. When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasl owand
close tothec enter as possible and
between thea xles near ther ear axle. Obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R Alwayst ranspor tloads in thec argo compart‐
ment and wit hthe seat backrests folded up
and proper lyloc kedinp osition.
R Alwaysp lace thel oad agains tthe front or rear
seat backrests. Tr
ansporting 167

New/replaced brak
edisksa nd
brakepads............................................. 97
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads)...........................................1 00
We troad sur faces.............................. 100
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes.................................................2 29
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution)................................................ 11 3
Brakes Post-collision brake.............................. 33
Breakdown Changing awheel ............................... 218
Re covering thev ehicle.......................1 98
Ro adside Assis tance............................ 15
To ws tarting...................................... .200
To wing away (bo thaxle sont he
ground)............................................... 19 8
To wing away (raised front or rear
axle )................................................... 19 9
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle..................... 19 9
Ve hicle stuck..................................... .198
Breakdown see Flat tire
Breaking-in no tes..................................... 97
Button sonthesteering wheel .................. 9 C
Camera see Rear vie wcamera
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care)...................................... 182
Care Automatic car wash............................1 82
Carp et................................................ 185
Displ ay............................................... 185
Exterio rlighting.................................. 184
Headliner............................................ 185
Matt efinish........................................ 184
Pa int.................................................. .184
Plastic trim......................................... 185
Po we rw ashe r.....................................1 83
Re alwo od/trim elements.................. 185
Re ar vie wcamer a............................... 184
Sea tbelt............................................. 185Sea
tcove r.......................................... 185
Senso rs.............................................. 184
Ta ilpipes............................................ .184
Tr ailer hit ch........................................ 184
Wa shing byhand................................ 183
Wheels/rims...................................... 184
Wi ndo ws............................................. 184
Wi per blades...................................... 184
Cargo compa rtmen tand rear inte‐
ri or lighting
Re placing light sources........................ 84
Cargo tie-down points Info rm ation........................................ 234
Overview........................................... .169
Carpe t(ca re) .......................................... .185
Car rier sy stems
No tes.................................................. 173
Center console Top( ove rview)..................................... .10
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle........................... 221
Preparing............................................ 218
Ra ising thev ehicle.............................. 219
Re moving awhee l.............................. 220
Changing address..................................... 16
Changing bulbs Ligh tbulb type shalogen headlamps.... 81
No tes................................................... 80
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner ....................................... 16
Changing settings on theo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicl ewiths teering-
wheel but tons).. ..................................... 14 8
Changing settings on theo n-boa rd
compu ter( ve hicl ewithout steering-
wheel but tons).. ..................................... 14 3
Cha racteristics of thet ire...................... 213
Cha rging
Bat tery ................................................ 191
Child saf etyl ock
Hinged windo ws................................... 41
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) .......................... 40
Child seat Attach ing (no tes)..................................36
Basi cinstructions................................. 33
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes)................39 272
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